Screwing Off at Work

When I was a travelling sales rep, I used to be sent all over the country to the mostÂ god-forsaken places on earth. To combatÂ this, I devised a somewhat ingenious solution: I stayed at home. My boss would regularly phone me while I was ‘in my car’ to check how I doing, so I recorded a sample of my car engine noise, complete with a couple of indicator clicks and engine revs on my laptop, which I could start at a moment’s notice while the phone was ringing.

Excellent. Well, it was until my doorbellÂ went during one such ‘trip’. I told him itÂ was a warning light on the car as the engineÂ kept overheating. Later on I had to actuallyÂ work for 2 weeks because my boss needed theÂ laptop for a presentation. A little whileÂ afterwards, I was up to my usual tricks when I should have been working… The phone goes, so I quickly reach for the shortcut on my desktop to the recorded car sample. Imagine my horror when I find it has beenÂ replaced with one of my boss saying ‘you’re fired – now fuck off’.

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I’m a tech geek/dev/infosec-nerd/scuba diver/blacksmith/sword-fighter/crime fighter/ENTP/warcrafter/activist. I run Grokability, Inc, and run several open source projects, including Snipe-IT Asset Management. Tweet at me @snipeyhead or read more…